Senior Freshman Chemistry

SF chemistry modules are taken by students in:

Science

Nanoscience, Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials

Chemistry with Molecular Modelling

Medicinal Chemistry

Human Genetics (CH2201 compulsory; CH2202 optional)

Introduction

Senior Freshman Chemistry comprises two modules: CH2201 (10 ECTS) and CH2202 (10 ECTS) both of which consist of core Physical, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry topics at an intermediate level. These modules further develop the material covered in the Junior Freshman year and will serve as a useful basis for further detailed study in the Sophister years.

Tuition consists of lectures, tutorials and practicals. The practical element of the modules includes the preparation and analysis of a variety of inorganic compounds, studies on synthetic organic chemistry, and set experiments/exercises in physical chemistry and molecular modelling that complement the lectures.

Students will also engage in a team-based activity, known as Broad Curriculum, that will involve research, preparation and delivery of a PowerPoint presentation on some aspect of everyday chemistry.

Students must have taken CH1101, CH1102 and either MA1S11/MA1S12, Mathematics for Scientists or MA1M01, Mathematical Methods during the Junior Freshman year.

Scholarship

The College Scholarship Examinations are taken largely by SF students and are held in the week before Semester 2 begins. The benefits of Scholarship are considerable: prestige, free rooms and Commons for up to five years.

Scholarship examination in Chemistry

Chemistry will be examined by two 2-h examinations, covering material from JF year and Semester 1 of SF year. Both papers will have four questions, one of which will be a general question. All four questions are compulsory and will have equal weighting.